The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-04

consented. In some respects II was not
bad, except that he always dined In town,
and, when he had q good evening assign
Ment, quite frequently missed the last
the midnight-train, In which case, OF
course, he would not go home until tho
next night. And, try as he might, he
could not get down TO work as early as
when he lived In the city. but nothing
serious occurred until q certain day in
the carly spring came, anti with II .
father important assignment for that
evening. AT $50 Mr.. Luckworthy's SIS
ter was surprised 10 sec from her parlor
window her amiablO relative come
smiling UP the street and into the house.
.Iee,n She exclaimed, fare you I'LL"
Levi drew of his coat, still smiling,
and examined his pockets for u cigarette
and q match,
'No,n he mumbled after tho first puff
. or two. mo, my dear, l only came
homo to dress for u dinner, tho Blatant
Blatherskites' banquet at Dclmonlco's:"
Mr.. Noteworthy then threw himself
down In the most comfortable chair no
could find and proceeded TO enjoy his
cigarette,
HDon't you have to go back right DIP"
his sister ycntured to inquire.
"No,n said Levi, blandly, ~ have two
hours. Tho 1850 train reaches town at
S.45, leaving me fifteen minutes to reach
T~wenty.sixth street. Tho BlathCrskites
begin 10 banquet at nine"
He continued 10 take his ease until
nearly seven o'clock, when II occurred
10 him II was time 10 begin dressing.
With Mr.. LuCkworthy the making Of
an evening toilet IL an affair Of serious
Importance. Tho results, however, are
such as 10 justify tho g%entleman's fas.
~tidiousness. AT twenty minutes past
seven o'clock Mr.. LuCkwortly was so
handsome that his sister, called In to
youch for the newness Of the lawn tic he
had Just adjusted, went into raptures.
At twOnty.three minutes past seven
o'clock Mr.. LuckwoFthy slipped into his
best top coat, drew on his gloves and
turned'o ut the gas In bis room.
The station was easily but o tiYe.min-
ute walk from the house. MIR. Luck
worthy had made IL In four minutes, lie
had no ticket 10 buy,
Serene and sweet, rejoicing In tho good
feast which should be provided by the
Blatherskitcs, Mr.. Noteworthy lclSlrely
picked his way along. There wasa little
rise OF ground between him and the sta
ton. That Is, the road ran up hill then
suddenly down again upon tho railroad.
There was q good deal OF cngino.puit-
ing and snorting and Infringing going
on; but he gave II no thought until he
stood on the highest part OF the road,
and looking down, beheld TO his utter
amazomcnt, confusion and disbelief the
7.8O train pulling swiftly out OF the sta.
ton.
He stared, paused, whlstled softly and
went on again and down into the depot,
10 make sure. Alas, II was only tootruel
There was no other train-that stopped
there-until 0.45, reaching town at II or
lateri Impossiblel There must DO a
train, he said to himself. Why In the
world shouldn't the express that passed
through the town-without stopping-at
stt, DO brought TO astandstil by slgnalg
Doesn't II ever 'stopW he asked the
station master. And tho answer was Ia
comic, "Ncyct."
Mr.. Noteworthy took q turn about tho
waiting.room.
What should he dor Telegraph The
dispatch would reach The office In about
an hour. That would DO going on nine.
They'd have TO send some stick Of a fol.
low-if they sent any one at all. Proba-
bly, such q substitute, being not In even.
Ing attire, would DO barred out Mr..
LIckworthy's paper would have no re-
pottj aud tho BlAtherskites wero ban
quoting d great man who would make a
great speech, and Mr.. IuCkwOrlhy's
paper would DO left. "3eatenl" he
groaned, and turning went out into the
starry night,
Walking back 10 tho house, lGisurCly
as ever, despite circumstances, Ito phil.
graphically rcvolvcd In his mind the
striking points OF tho situation.
"LOc," calculated Ills sister, "liayC you
missed your train y
Levi smiled. "ThCrt's d later one. /
forgot some things And 10 won't UP
10 Ms room whlstlng softly.
When hO came down again, In q
moment or two, his sister was putting
tho children 10 bed and did not SEQ him.
lilo carried Ills s%Ocond.bOSt top coat on
his arm, and some other things which
might inuieato q purpose to remain over
night In town,
And ZIP tho hill ho strobe once moro,
tesoluloly and apparently tihpOrturbCd,
and down again toward tho railroad
track. There was yet a quarter hour
before tho through express for New
York should thunder by. Owing 10 tho
hilllnOsg OF tho locality tho railroad was
laid considerably below tho Lowell Of tho
Village proper, and 10 cast andto west
ran through deep cuts, which were
btidgcd by stone yiaduCts whore tho
country roads should cross, Not far
east Of the stAtion-thO direction whence
The eli express would Apptoach-WAs q
place where the entertainments were
Unusually high, and Just beyond this q
very abrupt curve.
II was considered 10 much ~ onV's life
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